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Saskatoon fire department responds to grass fire
Saskatoon fire crews put out a grass fire west of the city Tuesday. The fire department was called around 7:45 p.m. with reports of a grass fire close to Highway 7. Crews arrived to find two blazes bu...
May 15, 2019 The Saskatoon Fire Department responded to a grass fire west of the city near Highway 7 on May 14, 2019. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Crews contain fast-moving grass fire on Sweetgrass First Nation
By Tyler Marr As of 8 p.m. Tuesday, the smoke had subsided and fire crews appeared to have a handle on a once fast-moving grass fire that posed a risk to the Sweetgrass First Nation, Table Mountain ar...
Apr 24, 2019 The melted siding of a home on the Sweetgrass First Nation is seen after a fast-moving grass fire tore through the area. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW)
State of emergency as fire burns southwest of Biggar
The Government of Saskatchewan reported late Tuesday morning that the fire that has been burning near Biggar since Monday was no longer posing a threat to the town. During a conference call, Provincia...
Apr 23, 2019 A brush fire seen in the Argo Bush southwest of Biggar on April 22, 2019. (Karen Itterman/Twitter)
Brush fire forces evacuation of area southwest of Biggar
A wildfire near Biggar forced the evacuation of an area southwest of the town on Monday, as fire crews grappled with flames in a densely forested area. Reports of smoke in the Argo Brush Recreation Ar...
Apr 22, 2019 A brush fire burns in the Argo Bush southwest of Biggar on April 22, 2019. (Karen Itterman/Twitter)
Corman Park reeve urges people to follow fire bans
With dry conditions set to continue in the forecast, the reeve of the Rural Municipality of Corman Park is reminding people that a fire ban is still in place. "I think people think 'ok I'm going to go...
Apr 22, 2019 Saskatoon firefighters were called out to farm properties near Dalmeny to battle a grass fire on April 26, 2018. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Grass fire west of Saskatoon damages home, acres of farmland
A rural home suffered extensive damage along with acres of farmland as a grass fire ripped through an area 20 kilometres west of Saskatoon on Saturday. Crews from Saskatoon, Dalmeny, Warman, Martensvi...
Apr 20, 2019 An aerial view of a grass fire burning west of Saskatoon on April 20, 2019. (Corman Park Police/Twitter)
Fire bans being considered as dry conditions fuel grass fires
Saskatoon's fire chief is cautioning people about doing burning in their yards after a large brush fire Tuesday afternoon. The fire department got a call around 2 p.m. reporting trees on fire near Riv...
Apr 17, 2019 Fire crews deal with a blaze near Riverside Estates south of Saskatoon on April 16, 2019. (Taylor MacPherson/650 CKOM)
Fire crews battle grass fire outside Saskatoon
Crews battled a grass fire about 20 kilometres outside of Saskatoon on Saturday, near Highway 14 and Grandora. Tyler Elder, who lives close to the area, said he first noticed smoke at about noon. "We ...
Apr 13, 2019 A photo of a grass fire outside Saskatoon on April 13. (Tyler Elder)
Outbuildings damaged after grass fire northeast of Saskatoon
A large grass fire northeast of Saskatoon Friday afternoon burnt down two small outbuildings and left a third damaged. Saskatoon Fire said in a news release it happened just around 4:15 p.m. in betwee...
Apr 12, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
Crews work through the night on fire south of Holbein
By Tyler Marr Brenda Rombough sat in front of her cousins home in Holbein Saturday evening as thick black and grey smoke plumed into the sky above the trees a few kilometres to the south. Helicopters ...
May 13, 2018 A wildfire burning out of control near Holbein, Sask., on May 12, 2018. (Patti Cannon-Levesque/ submitted)
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